Description
Opened in August of 2020, Kahlert Village is home to over 1,400 first-year students. Kahlert Village is comprised of several Living Learning Communities to help students deepen their engagement on campus. The building features single, double and triple rooms in cluster-style and suite-style configurations. Centrally located on campus, it includes a dining facility and study spaces. A meal plan is required in this living area. Only Honors students are eligible to live in Honors designated spaces.
Amenities
- 24-Hour Front Desk
- Advising Office
- Bennion Service Center
- Centralized Laundry Room on Each Floor
- Chair
- Counseling Office
- Creative Commons by Adobe
- Desk
- Dresser
- Faculty Office
- High-Speed Internet
- Honors Fireside Chat
- Indoor Bicycle Storage
- Interpersonal Education (IPE)
- Kitchenettes on Each Floor
- Lounge Space on Each Floor
- Meditation Space / Ablution Room
- Multiple Music Rooms
- Simple Studio
- Study Spaces on Each Floor
- Tech Tables
- Twin XL Bed
- Urban Bytes Dining Room
- Wardrobe
Diagrams
Kahlert Village – Community Engagement TowerMeal Plans
Living Learning Communities (LLCs)
Living Learning Communities (LLCs) bring together students with shared interests, identities, or academic goals to build connection, deepen learning, and create a sense of belonging.
College of Engineering First Year Floor
If you’re a first-year student who is hoping to pursue a degree in Engineering, the College of Engineering First Year Floor located in the STEM tower is an excellent option for you. Residents in the Engineering Floor work together to support each other through the rigors of their courses while deepening their connection to the College of Engineering faculty, staff, and opportunities. The Resident Advisors in this community are engineering students who can help mentor you through your academic career.
College of Science First Year Community
First-year science and mathematics majors are invited to apply to the College of Science First Year Community located in the STEM tower. Residents will find support and connections among their peers and additional opportunities to engage with the College. Residents enjoy a variety of events, including planting seeds in pots, pizza and movie night, slime making and snow cones, paint night, and cookie decorating. Selected students attend a faculty dinner.
High Impact Volunteer Engagement Community (H.I.V.E.)
Within the Gail Miller Community Engagement Tower, the Bennion Center’s Living Learning Community, High Impact Volunteer Engagement (H.I.V.E) will allow students who are interested in community engagement to further explore opportunities through curricular and co-curricular high-impact volunteer engagement experiences.
Students who opt into this community will develop their civic skills, habits, actions, and values in partnership with the Bennion Center for Community Engagement and local community organizations.
- Participate in the Bennion Center's Saturday Service Projects, for example Legacy of Lowell(September), Environmental and Sustainability (April) and MLK Jr Day of Service (January)
- Participate in 1 service corner project(Fall)
- Engage in 1 additional Bennion Center community engagement program (Fall or Spring)
- Alternative Breaks, Community Partner Programs, Utah Reads (work-study eligible students only)
- Participate in at least 1 Bennion Center forum, workshop, or dialogue per semester. This may include Community Conversations, Service House Dialogues, or educational presentations organized by the Bennion Center
- Participate in a mid-year check-in with Bennion Center staff advisor (November or January)
Honors First Year Community
Honors College Living Learning Communities (LLCs)
LLCs are designed to bring smaller groups of students together within a residence hall. These groups create a small network of Honors students who take one or more required Honors course during their first year of college. The groups will also participate in out of class co-curricular activities. Starting Fall 2025 first-year honors students who choose to live on campus must live in an Honors designated area.
- Small groups of Honors students living in the Honors residences
- 1-2 required Honors courses
- Designed for first-year housing students
- Community out of class special events and programming
- First year spots in Kahlert Village Honors Tower
** Accepted students can apply for Honors Housing through their CIS portal in the Housing U application
Outdoor Adventure Floor
If you’re a first-year student excited about all the outdoor opportunities available in Utah, the Outdoor Adventure Floor is an excellent option. Residents work in partnership with Campus Recreation's Outdoor Adventures program to plan adventures throughout Utah and the Rocky Mountains. If you live on this floor, you will have the opportunity to go whitewater rafting, rock climbing, snowshoeing, camping, backpacking, hiking, backcountry skiing, and do many other activities in this beautiful place. If you’re an outdoors person or want to be an outdoors person, join the students of the Outdoor Adventure Floor.
Sustainability Action & Leading Together (SALT)
If you’re interested in learning about careers in sustainability and engaging in events and actions designed to further sustainability on campus and in our communities, the Sustainability Action & Leading Together (SALT) Living Learning Community (LLC) is an excellent option for you. SALT students can participate in leadership opportunities with the Sustainability Office, volunteer in the organic campus gardens and farmer’s market, engage in service activities with the Bennion Center, and join student groups focused on the environment, social issues, and sustainability.
SALT students also will enjoy cohort-specific activities, such as field trips to see sustainability in action within the Salt Lake city region, outdoor recreation excursions, or other events SALT students wish to organize. SALT students will explore career pathways through a seminar that brings community professionals to campus to share their experiences and informs students about how to best take advantage of opportunities at the University of Utah to have fun, earn scholarships, and be better prepared for a fulfilling professional life post-graduation. Any first-year student interested in forming a community of peers interested in the environment and sustainability can apply to be a part of the SALT LLC.
Visit our scholarship page for more information. Interested students can contact the living learning program coordinator, Jacqueline Broida; a faculty in the School of Environment, Society, and Sustainability.
Location Details
265 South 1850 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Centrally located on the East side of campus. Near the Student Life Center, Marriott Honors Community, Huntsman Center, and Fort Douglas TRAX stop.
Eligibility
Who's Eligible: First Year
Room Genders Available
Gender Inclusive Rooms, Female Rooms, Male Rooms